Clocks As A Treasured Family Heirloom

More than anything, clocks seem to be one of the few items passed down from Generation-to-Generation. What is it about them that make them so memorable?
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Electric Westminster Chime Clocks are begeing more popular mainly due to price. Quality clocks like these can be purchased for 60% to 70% off the cost of key-wind equivalents. Shown left to right are the 1940 General Electric 'New Concerto', 1930 Revere R-602, and 1947 Revere R-939.
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Every family seems to have something important to them that belonged to a parent, grandparent or even great grandparent. These heirlooms seem to be passed down through the generations, usually with a story behind them.
Clocks seem to be one of the items that top this list. One reason is because clocks serve a practical purpose in the home, and was reffered to constently on a daily basis (What time is it?). The sounds or chimes that they create begee part of the house, and part of the family. As a young child, you may remember that TV clock sitting on Grandpa's RCA black-and-white television. Or the Westminster chimes of the wall clock in Grandma's dining room. The soothing ticking of a Big Ben alarm clock in the bedroom may have helped ease you through many scary thunderstorms. Regardless of the reason, clocks make an impression on young memories that seem to stay throughout life. When passed down, it seems that part of the owner gets passed down with it ("My mother just loved this clock"). And we take great care in preserving these cherished memories.

The classic look is geing back. Kitchen clocks, such as this Telechron design called the 'Ivy' are now highly sought after. As you can see in the catalog photo below, this clock was made with a planter on each side designed to actually hold live plants.--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The problem is the glorious age of American Made Clocks is long over. It seems that just about everything you see for sale runs on batteries, made mostly of plastic or cheap materials, and is "Made in China". I am not saying that it is impossible, I am saying that it seems difficult to imagine that a $7.99 plastic Spartus clock purchased at Walmart will begee the hot collectitble in 2066.


Alarm clocks just aren't for the bedroom anymore. The beautiful designs enhance many modern day decors used today. Shown left to right are 1950 General Electric 'Morning Glory', 1953 Telechron 'Airlux', and the 1938 Telechron 'Olympic'.
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If you are currently without an heirloom, dont think you are left out! Traditions don't have to have been started sixty years ago! You can start one today. Our resurrection of Telechron, General Electric, and other American-made clocks is a tribute to the quality of parts and original workmanship. These beautiful clocks not only provide you with a service, but also provide you with a glimpse into the lifestyle your grandparents may have lived. These vintage additions added to your home now, will begin to make the same impressions on your children or grand children, just like you remember. Eventually, part of you will begee part of the clock, and talked about 100 years from now.
Remember! You never just purchase a clock! You purchase a tradition with no time limit.
We at Silverdollar Productions gebine 40 years of woodworking and clock making skills to help preserve the wonderful, old timepieces. We stock a very affordableline of reconditioned or restored electric clocks. In addition, we specialize and offer affordable reconditioning services for Telechron, General Electric, and Revere Westminsters.
We have been expanding or informational website to assist collectors in this growing field. Whether you are a diehard collector or just somebody interested in getting grandpa's Revere running, we invite you to stop by and learn more.
Please read the Guide "Why won't Anyone Repair my General Electric/Telechron?Revere Clock?" which is part one of this Guide.